Shipping-receptacle



H. M. CRUMBAUGH. SHIPPING BECEPTACLE. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 26, 1920.

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SHIPPING RECEPTACLE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 26,1920.

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HENRY M. cananuela, or LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY.

SHIEPINGr-REGEPTACLE.

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Application filed June 26, 1920. Serial N6. 391,914.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY M. CRUM- BAUGH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Louisville, in the county of Jefferson and State of Kentucky, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Shipping-Receptacles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to receptacles or containers capable of holding lard, butter, dry or wet feeds, salt and the like, the object being to provide a container of knockeddown construction which may be readily assembled or disassembled for storage or shipment.

Another object is the provision of a container of this character which maybe easily cleaned to permit of reuse, thereby providing a sanitary receptacle from which all trace of the former contents is removed.

Another object is the provision of a container which is simple, strong and durable in construction and which is adapted to a wide variety of uses.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention further includes the following novel features and details of construction, to be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the appended claim.

In the drawings Figure l is a side elevation of a container set up for use.

Fig. 2 is a plan view with the cover removed.

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view.

Fig. 4 is a horizontal section.

Fig. 5 is aperspective of one of the con tainer sections.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged vertical section showing the manner of securing the cover in position.

Figs. 7 and 8 are plan views of the blanks which form the section securing loops.

Fig. 9 is a detailed perspective view of the V shaped plate.

which is formed by bending the material upwardly upon itself as indicated at 12 and laterally, so that when the sections 10 are secured together, an inner flange is provided upon which rests the removable bottom 13.

{One side edge of each of the sections 10 is provided with a longitudinally extending groove 14 which is formed by bending the material inwardly upon itself as shown at 15 and outwardly as shown at 16, the portions 15 and 16 being slightly spaced apart so as to provide a groove 14. The portion 16 extends beyond the side edge of the section so as to provide a relatively wide overlap at the joint of the sections.

In order to secure the sections together, one side edge of each section is provided with amember 16 having spaced alined eyes 17. This member is formed of a blank 18 which is shown in Fig. 7, the said blank being cut away as shown at 19 and folded upon itself and secured along the edge of the section to form the eye 17. The opposite side edge of each section is provided with a member 20 which is alsoformed of a blank 21 which is shown in Fig. 8. This blank is provided with a central aperture 22 and is folded upon itself to provide eyes 23 which are so spaced as to enter the spaces between the eyes 17 of the member 16 so as to be alined therewith for the reception of a bolt or pin 24. The latter is passed through the eyes 17 and 23 and is secured therein by means of a nut 25 so that the sections may be removably held together.

The container is provided with a cover 26 having an annular flange 27 and for the purpose of securing this cover against accidental removal, each of the plates 24 isprovided with a Z shaped plate 28 having. an opening 29 therein for the passage of the bolt. The plate is further provided with an openig 30, through which is looped a fastening element 31, the latter being also passed through a slot 32 provided in the herein reserved to make such changes as properly fall Within the scope of the appended claim.

Having described the invention What is 5 claimed is i A receptacle comprising a pair of complementary sections of substantially semi-circular cross sectional shape, means including removable pins for detachably securing the sections together, a removable bottom for the receptacle, a cover forsaid receptacle and means including Z-shaped plates having openings thereinfonthe passage of the removable pins for holding the cover in position.

HENRY CRUMBAUGH. 

